Lakers draw sparse crowd while Lonzo Ball sits

Lonzo Ball spent Wednesday night resting his mildly sprained left ankle on the Los Angeles Lakers’ bench. Meanwhile, the Lakers took on the Denver Nuggets in front of a less-than-packed house at Citizens Business Bank Arena on Ontario, California.

Coincidence? Perhaps.

Check the background in the video below to see the sparsely populated stands.

Maybe Ball’s absence from Tuesday’s Lakers practice, after spraining his ankle against the Nuggets on Monday, was reason enough for folks in Ontario to stay away. Or maybe L.A.’s preseason results to date took their toll on attendance.

Either way, the Lakers’ latest crowd appeared to pale in comparison to the packed houses in which they played on Sept. 30 at the Honda Center in Anahem and on Oct. 2 at Staples Center in L.A.

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